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Ohio Jewish chronicle. (Columbus, Ohio), 1922-09-15

Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1922-09-15, page 01

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A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER FOR; THE JEWISH HOME
Volume ITI — Niiinbcr 4
COLUMHUS, OHTO, SKl'TjrMMinCR 15, 1922
Per Year $3.00; Per Copy loc.
DR. ROSEN WHO ENDED VOLGA FAMINE^RETURNS
Demonstrated That American In¬ dian Corn Was Best Suited for That Region
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XEW YOKK —.A. revolulioii in Kus- siaii finning niclhods, as cpocb-niaking as introduction into that country, a (luaher of a century ago, of the Amer¬ ican potato, wa.s cfTccted by Dr. Joseph Rosen, wcU-kiiOwn American agricul¬ tural expert of Crotou, N. Y., who ar¬ rived on the Caronia, last Friday. By the .substitution of American Indian corn, to be grown instead of' wheat, he lias assured the farmers of thc Volga districts of a harvest covering an area of .1,000,000 acres and saved that section from the perils of future droughts and lamiues.
When Dr. Koscii, wlio has a dis- tiuguisheed record in tbis country, and in Europe, went to Russia a -year a.(j;o a.s a reprcscntatiM; of thc Jewish Dis- irihution Committee and began his in¬ vestigations of'agricultural conditions in thc drought and famine stricken di.S; tricts of the Volga, he found tbat out of thirty million acres of thc famine belt, seed would have to be provided for at least one-half of that area to produce a wheat harvest sufiicieiit for the needs of the population' Two hun , (Ircd and fifty thousand tons of seed would be required, and even then there was no guarantee that there would be ¦ any harvest, owing to the lack of pleii'- tifid rains. Dr. Rosen dcmoiistrated that American Indian 'corn, of all grains, was best able to withstand the 'dry' weather of 'the Volga, and that by planting an area of 5,000,000 acres, re- 'fliiirili^ only 30,000 tons of seed, a crop ' would he assured.., , ^ ,, ,
Thc, successful outconle of Dr. Ro-
-'sen's efforts iu .the Volga caused Presi-
,/deul Rakovsky-of thc.Ukrainian Repub-
• ' lie to offer him a commission to go to
America to purchase $2,000,P0O worth
of Indian corn seed for use in that
PALESTINE ELECTIONS,
DESPITE ARAB BOYCOTT
JERUSALEM (J. T. A.)—The Kovornment is undei-stood to be taking measures to protect residents goin^ to the polls during the elections of members of the Legislative Council, it is annouijced. The boycott de- clored by the Executive Com¬ mittee of the Arab Conference, which met at Nablus recently, is regarded in Government cir¬ cles as a direct de(ianx:e of the British Government's policy and of the Palestine Constitu¬ tion just promulgated. Arab leaders having urged their con¬ stituencies ta boycott not only the elections, but also the cen¬ sus and the registration; the elections, due to take place in about two months -will bci in the nature of a test of authority. Thc country is in the meantime placarded with appeals to the Arabs not to permit themselves to bo counted and registered. ,
ZIONISTS START WORKMEN'S CIRCLE MOVE FOR JEWISH WILL CONTRIBUTE WORLDJCONGRESS $1<)0,OOOTOH.I.A.S.
Execu|;ive Directed to Arrange Bi^ Drive for $500,000 Has Just for Gathering "to Undertake B^^,*» Commenced by the H.
Reconstruction of Pales- I. A. S. of America
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GRfiAT IMPORTANCE OF
WEIZMAN URGES END
OF FACTIONAL STRIFE
Local Anti-Defamation League Formed For Immediate Work
I. O. B: B. Lodges Thruout U. S.
PIed$e Full Cooperation
in Great Task
$3,500 IS THE QUOTA
FOR COLUMBUS DISTRICT
out a- feeduig program in the Ukraine which on Au.g. 1 was pro\iding daily meals to 1,2110,000 cliildrcn and !ilOO,000 adults.
Insidious Game of Awakening Magyars Mercilessly Exposed
Landed Glentry Are Assailed By
Herr Broszdy at Important
Convention
Never in the history of tbis country did vc.xing iirobleins present themselves to the Jewish people as they have ill the past few years. Tho growing program of Anti-Seniitisiil in America'has been the mo.st 'vital problem the Jews''had to contend with,- and tbe only solution was .found In"' a proposed educational" cam¬ paign to be launched by the Anti-De- fainatioii League immediately. Thc fol¬ lowing letter was received by thc Edi¬ torial Dcpartiiient of the Chronicle:
CARLSBAD (J. T. A.)—A feature of thc closing period of the Zionist Con-' fercnce was Dr. Weizmaiui's defense of a resolution, relating to thc Jewish Agency. The Zionist leader outlined a policy whicli lie roughly divided into Jivfi. steps to be taken by the Zionist organ- i?-ation, endorsing the five resolutions proposed on behalf of the administra¬ tion.
Tiic first i)ro\ ided for tlic hearty en¬ dorsement of tlie, fourth pnragrapli of the Palestine Mandate recognizing thc Zionist' Orj?anization as the Jewish, Agency, but' requiring it to cooperate with other elements willing to' assist in the Palestine task. Thc-second resolu¬ tion provides for the assumption by the Zionist Organization of the rights and functions of the Jewish Agency.
Instructions td tlic- Zionist executive to convoke the regular Zionist Congress in tho early part of the summer of 1923 are included in the third .resolution, while the fourth CNpresscs the wish of the Zionist Organization that the Jewish .'Vgeiicy be representative of all Jewry. The' fifth resolution directs thc execvl- tive to 'make all necessary preparatiofls for the convening of a Jewish World Congress to "undertake the reconstruc¬ tion'Of Palestine." ;
¦jDr.' Weizmann explained that the first resolution is intended as a recognition of thc position of the Zionist Organ-
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A j; WORK IS EMPHASIZED
(^l'?l'wt to Ohio Jjwisii Ciiuo.Nici.i;) ^'Mi' YORK--\Vc arc so accus- tolucn,' these days to associate labor itchib-With strikes that il is a cheerful cotliia'''it to call atlcntion to tbe iiction of ^.iTje Jewish Workmen's Circle at a sl)0-«itl ' nieoling of the New York W«!t-sft,^ej;:i last night in their Coii- fr j [ f'ljJI^oniV IT.-) Kast Broadway, At l\^'t'fic';tilig, .-ittended by over three htirJeed I'oprcscnlatives of forty-five di1yi.W.'!u.Ji'Udcs. it was voted that each of" ;,h]j.!<H,noi( incmbers of the orgaiii/a- tioil b't^ triced a dollar for the Iieiiefit of '¦"''¦LAi*r^''«^\ Shehering and Immigrant Airp^ety.
;fl^-j latter Society has just coni- ni»«6(;fl-;i driye for a half million dol¬ lar^'-to 'carry on its work among the iitiim^ratils ou both sides of the At- 1... '¦¦ij^'r' 7|^ announcement that unless
ARABS STRIKE AGAINST PALESTINE CONSTITUTION
JERUSALEM.—Lord Allenby,, conqueror of tho Holy Land and British High Commissioner . for Egypt, nnd Emir Abdullah, the ruler of Transjordania, will be among thc notables attend¬ ing today the exercises in con¬ nection with the promulgation by Sir Herbert Samuel, the Palestine High Commissioner, of the Palestine Constitution.
Rapresentatives of all the religious communities have been invited to the ceremony at the Government House on the Mount of Olives. Tho Ex¬ ecutive Committee of the Mos¬ lem-Christian Societies elected by tha recent Nablus Congress, decided, however, not to attend and called a general strike of their Arab followers as a pro- , test against thc British man¬ date and the constitution be¬ cause of the Government's Zionist policy.
DR. S. S. WISE SAYS EUROPEAN JEWRY LOOKS TO AMERICA
Secures the Cooperation of Lead¬ ing Scholars For Jewish In¬ stitute of Religion
WILL APPEAL NOT TO
FOMENT ARAB ANGER
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LANDED CLASSES ARE
JEWS WOKST ENEMIES
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' VIENNA (J. T, A.)—Thc Horthy regime in Hungary came in. for .some uncomplimentary remarks at yesterday's session ofthe Interparliamentary Union, when Eduard Bernstein, a leading Ger¬ man Socialist, assailed thc Budap'est Government for its treatment of Jews and workers. Count Aponyi, a ranking member of the Hungarian delegation, resented Mr. Bernstein's remarks and a sharp exchau'gc of words followed. In the end, the Count invited the Socialist delegates tq visit Budapest to ascertain the true state of affairs. The Socialists <lcclincd thc invitation.
Interviews the Jewish Telegraphic -Agency corrcspoiident had with niciri- bers pf the Hungarian delegation close to thc government, tend to show that there is a leaning, in those circles to mitigate some of thc hardships practiced against Jews. The members interviewed included Von Hiro, who assured your correspondent ' of the government's 'anxiety to ''bridge thc gulf between the government and the Jewish citizens."
Herr Broszdy declared that anti Scinitisin in Hungary is traceable to the lauded gentry, who are using the Jews a!i i. lightning rod to detract the fury of the landless peasantry who arc reii
Di.AK Sir and Bkotheu:
America entered the World War of Civilization to save the future of man¬ kind. The Anti-Defamation League eii-< tered the War of Civilization to save the future of the Jew in America.
Tlie results achieved in the past by the Anti-Defamation League have justified its existence and its policy of construc¬ tive work for thc future.
Its consistent campaign for the truth its dignified attitude of calm con¬ servatism, its quiet method of combating attack serenely and without hysterical outburst have completely vindicated its position before American Jewry.
But tiie last two years have witnessed the outburst of a carefully conceived, in sidious, and growing program of Anti Scmitisin in America. -Even now the effects of that campaigii against the Jew have not worn away. Thc slow poisons of subtle innuendo and direct charge are still at work. The Anti-Dcfamatioik League has coiisecraicd its energies to the stupendous work of bringing Truth to Light and Justice to the Jew.
The Antii-Dcfamation League must have our united support in our defense. Its proposed educational campaigii for the next few years is more than educa¬ tional—it is our salvation. Our future is at stake!
Support the League 100%! Cordially and fraternally yours,
AltTMUU F.-FlllEUMAN. -
I'rc.iideiit District Grand Lodye No. 2.
Dr. Jacob Tarshish Installed As Rabbi Of theJ'Temple"
Splendid Program Marks .the
Official Acceptance of B'nai -
Israel Pulpit
was raised it would be neces-
sariT to'aliandoii thc immigrant to hisi
.falf V'h^fs arouscn a storm of protest.
aiv); M action of tlie Workmen's Circle
jastiiillil was typical of the sentiment
uliiiscf->ially cxisluig among .American
1e^,r Tlic motion 'w;as passed by ac-
cliti,i,j(i(;i;t, in a seritablc whirlwind of
enijiti'ii^sin. J'ij^is donation of over eighty thousand
doU'4'S'iii quarterly ii'istallmcnts is all,
1hiH;^r6rc noteworthy in that it conies Columbus Jews fors^ot their differ-
frtSjJtfie pockets of thc poor, men who ciices, social or otherwise, and assembled
,ai>^Sobs'ibtiiig on wages as low as those, at tlie B'nai Israel Temple last night,
,whxv,h,'^used'the railroad strike. The Friday Sept. l-ltli, to welcome officially
the new spiritual leader of" Temple B'nai Israel, Dr. Jacob Tarahish, sue-
DR. MORGANSTERN AND DR. ROSENAU, SPEAKERS
jifiiicji^of the Hebrew Sheltering and -ftnn'i!gegjn'|,j;Aid Socicety, or "HI.-^S" as
ization and its .special relation to Great
Britain as the mandator),-. In explana--^{J j, .;^l(fectigj,atety termed, was par- cessor of Dr. Joseph S. Kornfeld, who
tion of tbc .resolution . regarding-'the t'icfit/ii^jiii^fFjctivc'tiecause almost ^very is now United States Minister to Persia.
Zionist Congress, Dr., Weizmann ^aid-^j{\. .ai'ltheyd'eTe^tes--who were pres-
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sar£.ibnists Gatyrj""^'^' In Celebration bf Palestine Mandate
Hundreds Cheer Speakers Who
Hail Mandate as Great
Victory for Jews
THOMPSON PREDICTS U. S
WILL JOIN LEAGUE^
$3,500, is Quota
The campaign iu Columbus for a quota of !i!lt,500 will be for ten days, be¬ ginning Roiih Hashonah (New Years) and ending Yoiii Kippur (Day of Atone¬ ment )v It is hoped that the above quota will be raised in due time.
Local Committee
rive
coJflpiete*^etairs .regarding tills for funds will be published in the forth coining issues of the Chkonicle.
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flic local committees who have uiider- dered'eiiragcd aiid d'esperate by constanlili?'*'-'" *" '-¦"'"Plete the job are privation. The landed classes are play¬ ing the peasants against the 'Jews, hej ,-- ¥>r* I said, thus averting an uprising againstf|H|/£J wVlth
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KATTOWITZ JEWS j J'"¦;*»
APPEAL TO LEAGUEJ
DANZIG, (J. T. A.)—In consequenct;' of the intermittent, riots in Kattowitz, the Polish part of Upper Silesia, the Jews of that place,'who arc said fo have beeii the principal sufferersi have, ap¬ pealed to the League .of Nations for pro¬ tection.
The last riot to be reported occurred on Sunday when Jewish residents were assaulted and their shops looted before tho police could intervene.
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Convention to Be i Held at Daytonj
Anti'-Defamation Problems To Be
Considered Among Others '
at the Conventio'n
B'NAI B'RITH MEMBERS
INVITED TO ATTEND
.\ reawakening in Coluinbus Zionist ranks was evidenced last Sunday eve¬ ning, when hundreds, young and old, filled to capacity the large auditorium of the Agudath Achim Synagogue, to hear local men of prominence on proli- lems most vital to the Jewish people of today. Mr. Bert Wolman, prominent local attorney, was chairman of the eve¬ ning and opened the program by (jailing on Dr. W. O. TboinpsonI President of the Ohio State University, as the first speaker. Dr. Thompson, who, has, no doubt, at all times, been well posted ou the' Jewish activities., throughout the world, painted a vivid picture of the plight of the Jewish people for two thou¬ sand years, "and in spite of all the op¬ pression," he said, "they received at the hands of their enemies throughout these many years, tliey,liaye survived all trials and tribulations and have once more be¬ come a people amopt; peoples. The League has recognized the rights of the Jewish people to their .ancient home," Dr. ThoinptSon continued. "A new pe¬ riod now begins in Jewish history," he said, "and Palestine now looms up as a haven of refuge for the persecuted Jew of Europe, the promised land of free¬ dom^ and economic opportunities. The Jewish people must not fail and must prove to the world their sincerity a,f purpose towards Palestine."
Regrets U. S. A|Ction
Characterizing the League of Nations as a great instrument for the upbuilding of small nations. President Thompson expressed regret that the United States has not accepted the provisions of thc League. "I believe, however," said Dr. Thompson, "it will be only a matter of a short time when the United States will join with other nations in the world agreement."
Religion and Nationalism
Rabbi Werne, Rabbi of the Agudath Achim Synagogue, in a most impressive talk, decried the belief of Zionists arid anti-Zionists in their impressidn that religion and nationalism are separable quantities in Judaism. "That the as¬ sumption of the, radical nationalist that one can be a Jew and retain Jewish affiliations . on purely nationalistic (Cpncluded on.page 5.)
The center of interest in the State of Obio this coming Sunday, September 17, will be Dayton, where there will con¬ vene, under the dircction'of Rabbi Sam¬ uel Mayerberg, the twenty-three sister I. O. B. B. lodges of the state for their annual convention, at the Hotel Gibbons.
Rabbi Mayerberg has appointed a committee on arrangements whose duties shall be to entertain the .various delegates and visitors in a most befitting manner, and it is-due to the fact, that knowing Brother Mayerberg as we do, ¦ive can assure all that the true spirit of B'nai B'rith will predominate there.
.'\t the convention this year a dis¬ cussion of all the problems that touch the B'nai B'rith field will be considered. Chief among these will he the activities of the* Anti-Defamation League. Witli 'the Ku Klux Klan making an earnest and sincere, effort to gain a stronger foothold in this state we can safely ven¬ ture to assume that steps will be takeii to curb this un-American evil.
The following statement by President Harding will lend added impetus to the convention's work;
"I hope that all America will ' catch the spirit of B'nai B'rith in campaigning against igno¬ rance, intolerance and defama¬ tion, against all the movements aimed to rend the concord of American citizenship. Frater¬ nity, helpfulness and service must be the abiding purpose of our people, and tha compensa¬ tions that come to this con¬ sciousness of helping one's fel-. lowmen contribute more to the happiness of self than success, distinction and all the other ' triumphs of life.
WARREN G. HARDING.
Cohen and Schanfarber to Address
The convention will be addressed by Alfred M. Cohen of Cincinnati, whose talk will be on "Propaganda," and E: J. Schanfarber of this city, on the Aiiti- Pefamation, League.; General discus¬ sions on good.and welfare will also be held by the various representatives of the lodges. -
(Concluded on page ti.)
(.Special to Omo Ji wish Ciiito.N-lCLr.)
NEW YORK.—Dr. Stcplicii S. Wise,
Chairman of tlie Executive Committee
of the American Jewish Congress, has
returned ftom Europe, having been gone
I about three months. Dr. Wise went to
I Europe, for one tiling, in order to sc-
jcure teachers for the Jewisli Institute of
Religion, recently founded, of which he
is tlic President, and he lias succeeded
in securing the services and cooperation
of many of the leadintr Jcwisli scholars
of European countiies.
Dr. Wise also paid a brief visit to Palestine on behalf of thc P.a'lestiue De¬ velopment Council, and made a sur\ey of conditions in Palestine at this time. Ill addition Dr. Wise was occupied witli the affairs'of tbe .American Jewish Con¬ gress and was in conference in Europe with Dr. Motzkin, Secretary Genera] of the Committee of Jewish Delegations in Paris and other leading reprcsciit- all\cs 01 tlu Jewish Congress plan.
Will Make Full Report
Dr. Wise is lo make a full report at a ' special meeting 'of thc .'\niericaii Jewish I Congress Executive, to be held Sunday afternoon, Sept. 17, but pending the pub¬ lication of such report. Dr. Wise made the following brief statement:
".\t ,sonie fitting time 1 shall deal with the problem of America in relation to Europe. I will, lioweyer, now deal with tlie relations 'that obtain and that ought to obtain between European lands and America long enough to point out that- , there is a close parallel between Eu¬ rope's need of America's understand-..-- ing and cooperation, and the need of "" understanding and service from Amer¬ ican-Jews to their brothers in European lands. European Jewrr is m', more, iind > no Jess insecure and unstable and even hectic tli'au^ all, thc rest .oi Europe. Eu-, ' iop^^Op%&{.}xx v'4«i1't<fii?Je-.|or,-counsel, aniLf
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sifflit and readiness to serve as are
needed if order is to be brought out of
(Continued on page 0.)
Many >foted Jews Are Selected As World's Greatest Men, Report
Magnes, Brandeis, Schiff, Mar¬ shall, Herzl And Wise, Are Among Those Chosen
NEW YORK NEWSPAPER SUBMITS QUESTIONNAIRE
It was indeed a solemn occasion, a iliost inspiring ceremony, which delivered to Dr. Tar.shish a pulpit which had been, made vacant, for the first time, in fifteen years.
,The temple was beautifully decorated and bore the true spirit of "Boruch Habo" of welcome to all.
The program comirienccd at 8:00 P. M. witli tlie regular Friday night prayer services. Mr. Joseph Schonthal, presi¬ dent of the Temple, summarized the activities of the congregation duriiSig his 'i-I years of presidency, showing the great strides it has made and with a membership growing to more than flOO, whose influence today is represented in all progressive, civic and social move¬ ments of the city and state. He then introduced Rev. Dr. W. Rosenau, Rabbi of Temple Olieb Shalom, of Baltimore, Maryland.'
Dr. W. Rosenau
Dr, Rosenau spoke on Judaism of to¬ day and its responsibility in making bet¬ ter Jews and, better citizens for the future. "The Jew who stands up for his Judaism, proud of his faith, in¬ variably has the respect and admiration of his fellow citizens of every creed," declared Dr. Rosenau. He further em¬ phasized the importance of Jewish edu¬ cation and its tciideiicy to strengthen Judaisni.
Dr. Julian Morganstern
After a violin selectifanDr,^ Julian Morgansterj!!, acting President of He- j (Continued on page 6.)
NEW YORK._Judali Magnes, Bran¬ deis, Schiff, Marshall, Herzl, Stephen Wise, Rabbi Kornfeld'and Natlsan aiuK Oscar Straus are among tliose named as the greatest men .the world has known, according to a questionnaire submitted by -a New York newspaper recently.
In a recent editorial in the Kansas City Jewish Chronicle, Rabbi ¦ Harry Mayer has the following to say regarding the world's greatest men;
"The most popular indoor' sport for some months past has , been the com¬ pilation of the names of tlic greatest men in "the world. H. .G. Wells, the English novelist, started the whole thing when' he gave out iiaincs of the six men who, in his opinion, were thc greatest that the world has known. His list could not in the nature of the case rep¬ resent anything but a "personal opinion. The standard by which he measured the importance t6 the world of the men whom he designated to be the outstand¬ ing figures in the history of the human race, might not be tiic standard that .' authorities equal to him in rank might ' endorse. No agreement' has ever be^n , reached as to what should be the su¬ preme test of greatness. Sentimental¬ ists arc fond of asserting that heroes and heroines unknown to song or story may excel in all the elements of nobility of character and benefit to mankind the personages universally acclaimed as thc foremost geniuses of humanity.
"Following the example set by Mr. Wells, contests have been staged in many cities and towns to decide by vote who is esteemed the greatest man in thc city br town, the greatest man in the county, the greatest man in the state, the - greatest man in thc nation, the greatest mail in the world. Surprising results have ensued in consequence of these votes. Unheard of benefactors have been elevated upon a pedestal and crowned with a laurel wreath. Sob- (Cqntinued on Page 7)

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Central Ohio's Onl^
Jetoish Netospaper Reaching Evisry Home
¦I
Whi (§\^xa Mvap^M^mmk
Demoted lo Jlmcrican
and
Jewish Idedls
A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER FOR; THE JEWISH HOME
Volume ITI — Niiinbcr 4
COLUMHUS, OHTO, SKl'TjrMMinCR 15, 1922
Per Year $3.00; Per Copy loc.
DR. ROSEN WHO ENDED VOLGA FAMINE^RETURNS
Demonstrated That American In¬ dian Corn Was Best Suited for That Region
WAS OFFERED COMMISSION BY UKRAINIAN REPUBLIC
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XEW YOKK —.A. revolulioii in Kus- siaii finning niclhods, as cpocb-niaking as introduction into that country, a (luaher of a century ago, of the Amer¬ ican potato, wa.s cfTccted by Dr. Joseph Rosen, wcU-kiiOwn American agricul¬ tural expert of Crotou, N. Y., who ar¬ rived on the Caronia, last Friday. By the .substitution of American Indian corn, to be grown instead of' wheat, he lias assured the farmers of thc Volga districts of a harvest covering an area of .1,000,000 acres and saved that section from the perils of future droughts and lamiues.
When Dr. Koscii, wlio has a dis- tiuguisheed record in tbis country, and in Europe, went to Russia a -year a.(j;o a.s a reprcscntatiM; of thc Jewish Dis- irihution Committee and began his in¬ vestigations of'agricultural conditions in thc drought and famine stricken di.S; tricts of the Volga, he found tbat out of thirty million acres of thc famine belt, seed would have to be provided for at least one-half of that area to produce a wheat harvest sufiicieiit for the needs of the population' Two hun , (Ircd and fifty thousand tons of seed would be required, and even then there was no guarantee that there would be ¦ any harvest, owing to the lack of pleii'- tifid rains. Dr. Rosen dcmoiistrated that American Indian 'corn, of all grains, was best able to withstand the 'dry' weather of 'the Volga, and that by planting an area of 5,000,000 acres, re- 'fliiirili^ only 30,000 tons of seed, a crop ' would he assured.., , ^ ,, ,
Thc, successful outconle of Dr. Ro-
-'sen's efforts iu .the Volga caused Presi-
,/deul Rakovsky-of thc.Ukrainian Repub-
• ' lie to offer him a commission to go to
America to purchase $2,000,P0O worth
of Indian corn seed for use in that
PALESTINE ELECTIONS,
DESPITE ARAB BOYCOTT
JERUSALEM (J. T. A.)—The Kovornment is undei-stood to be taking measures to protect residents goin^ to the polls during the elections of members of the Legislative Council, it is annouijced. The boycott de- clored by the Executive Com¬ mittee of the Arab Conference, which met at Nablus recently, is regarded in Government cir¬ cles as a direct de(ianx:e of the British Government's policy and of the Palestine Constitu¬ tion just promulgated. Arab leaders having urged their con¬ stituencies ta boycott not only the elections, but also the cen¬ sus and the registration; the elections, due to take place in about two months -will bci in the nature of a test of authority. Thc country is in the meantime placarded with appeals to the Arabs not to permit themselves to bo counted and registered. ,
ZIONISTS START WORKMEN'S CIRCLE MOVE FOR JEWISH WILL CONTRIBUTE WORLDJCONGRESS $1ially cxisluig among .American
1e^,r Tlic motion 'w;as passed by ac-
cliti,i,j(i(;i;t, in a seritablc whirlwind of
enijiti'ii^sin. J'ij^is donation of over eighty thousand
doU'4'S'iii quarterly ii'istallmcnts is all,
1hiH;^r6rc noteworthy in that it conies Columbus Jews fors^ot their differ-
frtSjJtfie pockets of thc poor, men who ciices, social or otherwise, and assembled
,ai>^Sobs'ibtiiig on wages as low as those, at tlie B'nai Israel Temple last night,
,whxv,h,'^used'the railroad strike. The Friday Sept. l-ltli, to welcome officially
the new spiritual leader of" Temple B'nai Israel, Dr. Jacob Tarahish, sue-
DR. MORGANSTERN AND DR. ROSENAU, SPEAKERS
jifiiicji^of the Hebrew Sheltering and -ftnn'i!gegjn'|,j;Aid Socicety, or "HI.-^S" as
ization and its .special relation to Great
Britain as the mandator),-. In explana--^{J j, .;^l(fectigj,atety termed, was par- cessor of Dr. Joseph S. Kornfeld, who
tion of tbc .resolution . regarding-'the t'icfit/ii^jiii^fFjctivc'tiecause almost ^very is now United States Minister to Persia.
Zionist Congress, Dr., Weizmann ^aid-^j{\. .ai'ltheyd'eTe^tes--who were pres-
.i^. _ ./- ' ..... .-^j.^ ,;- '5vil-, iTi^ii^.-ti-- 1- "'4._„ • .-.. .'.,-.1
sar£.ibnists Gatyrj""^'^' In Celebration bf Palestine Mandate
Hundreds Cheer Speakers Who
Hail Mandate as Great
Victory for Jews
THOMPSON PREDICTS U. S
WILL JOIN LEAGUE^
$3,500, is Quota
The campaign iu Columbus for a quota of !i!lt,500 will be for ten days, be¬ ginning Roiih Hashonah (New Years) and ending Yoiii Kippur (Day of Atone¬ ment )v It is hoped that the above quota will be raised in due time.
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KATTOWITZ JEWS j J'"¦;*»
APPEAL TO LEAGUEJ
DANZIG, (J. T. A.)—In consequenct;' of the intermittent, riots in Kattowitz, the Polish part of Upper Silesia, the Jews of that place,'who arc said fo have beeii the principal sufferersi have, ap¬ pealed to the League .of Nations for pro¬ tection.
The last riot to be reported occurred on Sunday when Jewish residents were assaulted and their shops looted before tho police could intervene.
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Convention to Be i Held at Daytonj
Anti'-Defamation Problems To Be
Considered Among Others '
at the Conventio'n
B'NAI B'RITH MEMBERS
INVITED TO ATTEND
.\ reawakening in Coluinbus Zionist ranks was evidenced last Sunday eve¬ ning, when hundreds, young and old, filled to capacity the large auditorium of the Agudath Achim Synagogue, to hear local men of prominence on proli- lems most vital to the Jewish people of today. Mr. Bert Wolman, prominent local attorney, was chairman of the eve¬ ning and opened the program by (jailing on Dr. W. O. TboinpsonI President of the Ohio State University, as the first speaker. Dr. Thompson, who, has, no doubt, at all times, been well posted ou the' Jewish activities., throughout the world, painted a vivid picture of the plight of the Jewish people for two thou¬ sand years, "and in spite of all the op¬ pression," he said, "they received at the hands of their enemies throughout these many years, tliey,liaye survived all trials and tribulations and have once more be¬ come a people amopt; peoples. The League has recognized the rights of the Jewish people to their .ancient home," Dr. ThoinptSon continued. "A new pe¬ riod now begins in Jewish history," he said, "and Palestine now looms up as a haven of refuge for the persecuted Jew of Europe, the promised land of free¬ dom^ and economic opportunities. The Jewish people must not fail and must prove to the world their sincerity a,f purpose towards Palestine."
Regrets U. S. A|Ction
Characterizing the League of Nations as a great instrument for the upbuilding of small nations. President Thompson expressed regret that the United States has not accepted the provisions of thc League. "I believe, however," said Dr. Thompson, "it will be only a matter of a short time when the United States will join with other nations in the world agreement."
Religion and Nationalism
Rabbi Werne, Rabbi of the Agudath Achim Synagogue, in a most impressive talk, decried the belief of Zionists arid anti-Zionists in their impressidn that religion and nationalism are separable quantities in Judaism. "That the as¬ sumption of the, radical nationalist that one can be a Jew and retain Jewish affiliations . on purely nationalistic (Cpncluded on.page 5.)
The center of interest in the State of Obio this coming Sunday, September 17, will be Dayton, where there will con¬ vene, under the dircction'of Rabbi Sam¬ uel Mayerberg, the twenty-three sister I. O. B. B. lodges of the state for their annual convention, at the Hotel Gibbons.
Rabbi Mayerberg has appointed a committee on arrangements whose duties shall be to entertain the .various delegates and visitors in a most befitting manner, and it is-due to the fact, that knowing Brother Mayerberg as we do, ¦ive can assure all that the true spirit of B'nai B'rith will predominate there.
.'\t the convention this year a dis¬ cussion of all the problems that touch the B'nai B'rith field will be considered. Chief among these will he the activities of the* Anti-Defamation League. Witli 'the Ku Klux Klan making an earnest and sincere, effort to gain a stronger foothold in this state we can safely ven¬ ture to assume that steps will be takeii to curb this un-American evil.
The following statement by President Harding will lend added impetus to the convention's work;
"I hope that all America will ' catch the spirit of B'nai B'rith in campaigning against igno¬ rance, intolerance and defama¬ tion, against all the movements aimed to rend the concord of American citizenship. Frater¬ nity, helpfulness and service must be the abiding purpose of our people, and tha compensa¬ tions that come to this con¬ sciousness of helping one's fel-. lowmen contribute more to the happiness of self than success, distinction and all the other ' triumphs of life.
WARREN G. HARDING.
Cohen and Schanfarber to Address
The convention will be addressed by Alfred M. Cohen of Cincinnati, whose talk will be on "Propaganda," and E: J. Schanfarber of this city, on the Aiiti- Pefamation, League.; General discus¬ sions on good.and welfare will also be held by the various representatives of the lodges. -
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(.Special to Omo Ji wish Ciiito.N-lCLr.)
NEW YORK.—Dr. Stcplicii S. Wise,
Chairman of tlie Executive Committee
of the American Jewish Congress, has
returned ftom Europe, having been gone
I about three months. Dr. Wise went to
I Europe, for one tiling, in order to sc-
jcure teachers for the Jewisli Institute of
Religion, recently founded, of which he
is tlic President, and he lias succeeded
in securing the services and cooperation
of many of the leadintr Jcwisli scholars
of European countiies.
Dr. Wise also paid a brief visit to Palestine on behalf of thc P.a'lestiue De¬ velopment Council, and made a sur\ey of conditions in Palestine at this time. Ill addition Dr. Wise was occupied witli the affairs'of tbe .American Jewish Con¬ gress and was in conference in Europe with Dr. Motzkin, Secretary Genera] of the Committee of Jewish Delegations in Paris and other leading reprcsciit- all\cs 01 tlu Jewish Congress plan.
Will Make Full Report
Dr. Wise is lo make a full report at a ' special meeting 'of thc .'\niericaii Jewish I Congress Executive, to be held Sunday afternoon, Sept. 17, but pending the pub¬ lication of such report. Dr. Wise made the following brief statement:
".\t ,sonie fitting time 1 shall deal with the problem of America in relation to Europe. I will, lioweyer, now deal with tlie relations 'that obtain and that ought to obtain between European lands and America long enough to point out that- , there is a close parallel between Eu¬ rope's need of America's understand-..-- ing and cooperation, and the need of "" understanding and service from Amer¬ ican-Jews to their brothers in European lands. European Jewrr is m', more, iind > no Jess insecure and unstable and even hectic tli'au^ all, thc rest .oi Europe. Eu-, ' iop^^Op%&{.}xx v'4«i1'tfoted Jews Are Selected As World's Greatest Men, Report
Magnes, Brandeis, Schiff, Mar¬ shall, Herzl And Wise, Are Among Those Chosen
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It was indeed a solemn occasion, a iliost inspiring ceremony, which delivered to Dr. Tar.shish a pulpit which had been, made vacant, for the first time, in fifteen years.
,The temple was beautifully decorated and bore the true spirit of "Boruch Habo" of welcome to all.
The program comirienccd at 8:00 P. M. witli tlie regular Friday night prayer services. Mr. Joseph Schonthal, presi¬ dent of the Temple, summarized the activities of the congregation duriiSig his 'i-I years of presidency, showing the great strides it has made and with a membership growing to more than flOO, whose influence today is represented in all progressive, civic and social move¬ ments of the city and state. He then introduced Rev. Dr. W. Rosenau, Rabbi of Temple Olieb Shalom, of Baltimore, Maryland.'
Dr. W. Rosenau
Dr, Rosenau spoke on Judaism of to¬ day and its responsibility in making bet¬ ter Jews and, better citizens for the future. "The Jew who stands up for his Judaism, proud of his faith, in¬ variably has the respect and admiration of his fellow citizens of every creed," declared Dr. Rosenau. He further em¬ phasized the importance of Jewish edu¬ cation and its tciideiicy to strengthen Judaisni.
Dr. Julian Morganstern
After a violin selectifanDr,^ Julian Morgansterj!!, acting President of He- j (Continued on page 6.)
NEW YORK._Judali Magnes, Bran¬ deis, Schiff, Marshall, Herzl, Stephen Wise, Rabbi Kornfeld'and Natlsan aiuK Oscar Straus are among tliose named as the greatest men .the world has known, according to a questionnaire submitted by -a New York newspaper recently.
In a recent editorial in the Kansas City Jewish Chronicle, Rabbi ¦ Harry Mayer has the following to say regarding the world's greatest men;
"The most popular indoor' sport for some months past has , been the com¬ pilation of the names of tlic greatest men in "the world. H. .G. Wells, the English novelist, started the whole thing when' he gave out iiaincs of the six men who, in his opinion, were thc greatest that the world has known. His list could not in the nature of the case rep¬ resent anything but a "personal opinion. The standard by which he measured the importance t6 the world of the men whom he designated to be the outstand¬ ing figures in the history of the human race, might not be tiic standard that .' authorities equal to him in rank might ' endorse. No agreement' has ever be^n , reached as to what should be the su¬ preme test of greatness. Sentimental¬ ists arc fond of asserting that heroes and heroines unknown to song or story may excel in all the elements of nobility of character and benefit to mankind the personages universally acclaimed as thc foremost geniuses of humanity.
"Following the example set by Mr. Wells, contests have been staged in many cities and towns to decide by vote who is esteemed the greatest man in thc city br town, the greatest man in the county, the greatest man in the state, the - greatest man in thc nation, the greatest mail in the world. Surprising results have ensued in consequence of these votes. Unheard of benefactors have been elevated upon a pedestal and crowned with a laurel wreath. Sob- (Cqntinued on Page 7)